List of waterfalls in British Columbia explained

The following list of waterfalls of British Columbia include all waterfalls of superlative significance.

Tallest waterfalls

By overall height

, there are 36 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least .^[1]

Waterfall	Image	Height		Location	Coordinates
	m	ft
				50.2189°N -123.7825°W
				49.8889°N -123.317°W
				53.1304°N -119.3176°W
				51.2695°N -126.2128°W
				50.6591°N -124.1965°W
				50.0047°N -123.3648°W
				51.8941°N -117.072°W
				50.1549°N -126.2122°W
				51.8228°N -117.1335°W
Unnamed waterfall				51.2989°N -125.7378°W
				49.9815°N -123.3469°W
Unnamed waterfall				50.3124°N -123.9357°W
				49.8565°N -123.9985°W
				51.4736°N -116.5186°W
				49.4544°N -125.5363°W
				53.1232°N -119.223°W
				58.6753°N -133.4534°W
				51.8787°N -117.07°W
				52.5181°N -120.1606°W
				53.061°N -127.5232°W
				50.5389°N -115.1491°W
				49.3999°N -121.7407°W
				49.355°N -121.5212°W
				51.8373°N -117.1385°W
				53.0857°N -119.2204°W
				49.9016°N -116.3324°W
				51.1869°N -116.3231°W
				52.3038°N -117.9618°W
				51.2459°N -117.4533°W
				51.5184°N -116.486°W
				50.0939°N -122.2655°W
				54.6094°N -127.8573°W
				50.1897°N -122.8537°W
				53.1342°N -119.2225°W
				51.5001°N -116.473°W
				50.1633°N -122.83°W

By tallest single drop

, there are 26 confirmed waterfalls have a single unbroken drop with a height of at least .^[2]

Waterfall	Image	Height		Location	Coordinates
	m	ft
				51.8941°N -117.072°W
				52.2415°N -126.2924°W
				52.2768°N -125.7724°W
				51.5001°N -116.473°W
				50.2401°N -116.5851°W
				50.6591°N -124.1965°W
				53.1232°N -119.223°W
				52.1667°N -117.9904°W
				51.4736°N -116.5186°W
				49.8889°N -123.317°W
				52.1639°N -118.0084°W
				51.9538°N -120.1779°W
				49.7752°N -123.2074°W
				49.6689°N -123.1549°W
				49.8565°N -123.9985°W
				51.3288°N -117.5182°W
				51.7627°N -119.9192°W
				50.1812°N -123.502°W
				51.5434°N -116.5386°W
				49.9443°N -123.2958°W
				50.5389°N -115.1491°W
				51.8812°N -117.0755°W
				49.9815°N -123.3469°W
				50.2169°N -122.8364°W
				49.8456°N -123.4805°W
				51.8787°N -117.0699°W

Waterfalls by average flow rate

, there are 10 confirmed waterfalls with an average flow rate or discharge of at least .^[3]

Waterfall	Image	Discharge		Location	Coordinates
	m^3/s	ft^3/s
				52.9733°N -119.3641°W
				52.072°N -120.1926°W
				52.0744°N -120.1999°W
				52.14°N -120.1933°W
				51.9654°N -120.1235°W
				51.9538°N -120.1779°W
				51.9643°N -120.1301°W
				51.1871°N -116.5752°W
				53.0308°N -119.2044°W
				50.2897°N -122.8338°W

Other noteworthy waterfalls

Waterfall	class=unsortable	Image	Height	Width	Type	Coordinates	class=unsortable
		53m (174feet)	20m (70feet)	Tiered Plunges	50.1355°N -123.1283°W	^[4]
		61m (200feet)		Steep Cascade	50.1987°N -124.1171°W	^[5]
		11m (36feet)		Tiered	49.9339°N -123.3589°W	^[6]
		3.7m (12.1feet)			52.8°N -158°W	^[7]
		99m (325feet)	9m (30feet)	Horsetail		^[8]
Blaeberry Falls (Thompson Falls)					51.5167°N -173°W	^[9] ^[10]
		70m (230feet)		Plunge	50.0353°N -123.1186°W	^[11]
		122m (400feet)	23m (75feet)		49.1833°N -165°W	^[12] ^[13]
		18m (59feet)			51.8667°N -120.5931°W	^[14]
				Tiered cascade	57.4737°N -130.2634°W	^[15] ^[16]
					49.0175°N -118.2197°W	^[17]
		37m (121feet)		Fan	50.2056°N -123.7706°W	^[18]
		215m (705feet)	23m (75feet)	Horsetail		^[19]
		198m (650feet)	15m (49feet)	Tiered		^[20]
					49.2475°N -124.3519°W	^[21]
		610m (2,000feet)		Tiered Horsetails	49.7895°N -121.9266°W	^[22]
		23m (75feet)		Punchbowl	50.6761°N -123.4717°W	^[23]
					54.7838°N -121.1915°W	^[24]
		420m (1,380feet)		Tiered	53.0123°N -132.102°W	^[25]
		15m (49feet)	46m (151feet)	Cascade	49.6706°N -125.0772°W	^[26]
		183m (600feet)		Tiered		^[27]
		122m (400feet)	24m (79feet)	Tiered	50.4632°N -122.6367°W	^[28]
		91m (299feet)		Tiered		^[29]
		35m (115feet)	10m (30feet)	Tiered	59.5695°N -126.4599°W	^[30] ^[31]
		240m (790feet)		Horsetail		^[32]
		73m (240feet)	7.5m (24.6feet)	Plunge	51.7333°N -120.0167°W	^[33] ^[34]
Thunder Falls Rockingham Falls Rainbow Falls		183m (600feet)		Cascade		^[35]
					49.3167°N -124.55°W	^[36]
		152m (499feet)	15m (49feet)	Tiered		^[37]

See also

• List of waterfalls of Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Waterfalls in Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-10-31. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
2. Web site: Tallest and Largest Waterfalls at the World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-01. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
3. Web site: Waterfalls in Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-01. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
4. Web site: Alexander Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
5. Web site: Alfred Creek Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
6. Web site: Ashlu Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
7. Web site: Basalt Falls Natural Resources Canada ULKATCHO Quad, British Columbia, Topographic Map . TopoZone . Demand Media, Inc. . 2008-11-07 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013005328/http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-125.5499999&lat=52.7999999&datum=nad83 . 2012-10-13.
8. Web site: British Columbia – Canada . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
9. Web site: BCGNIS Geographical Name Details - BCGNIS Query Results . Geographic Data BC . 1999–2008 . 2008-11-07.
10. Web site: Thompson Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-12-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
11. Web site: Brandywine Falls BC . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
12. Web site: Turnbull . Leon . Waterfalls of British Columbia - Bridal Veil Falls; Bridal Falls ... . 2008-11-07.
13. Web site: Bridal Veil Falls BC – British Columbia – Canada . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
14. Web site: Canim Falls . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest . 2008-11-07.
15. Web site: Cascade Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-30. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
16. Web site: BC Geographical Names - Cascade Falls. 2020-11-30. apps.gov.bc.ca.
17. Web site: Cascade Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-12-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
18. Web site: Swan . Bryan . Chatterbox Falls . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest . 2005 . 2008-11-07.
19. Web site: Cliff Lake Falls – British Columbia – Canada . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
20. Web site: Crooked Falls – British Columbia – Canada . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
21. Web site: Englishman River Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
22. Web site: Gold Creek Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
23. Web site: Swan . Bryan. Keyhole Falls. Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. 2005 . 2007-11-08.
24. Web site: Kinuseo Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-30. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
25. Web site: Moresby Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
26. Web site: Swan. Bryan. Nymph Falls. Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. 2005 . 2007-11-08.
27. Web site: Peach Creek Falls – British Columbia – Canada . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
28. Web site: Place Creek Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-02. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
29. Web site: Pyramid Falls – British Columbia – Canada . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
30. Web site: Smith River Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-30. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
31. Web site: Environment. Ministry of. Smith River Falls - Fort Halkett Provincial Park - BC Parks. 2020-11-30. bcparks.ca.
32. Web site: Snowshoe Creek Falls . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 2004 . 2008-11-07.
33. Web site: Spahats Creek Falls . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 2004 . 2008-11-07.
34. Web site: Spahats Creek Falls. Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest .
35. Web site: Thunder Falls . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 2004 . 2008-11-07.
36. Web site: Upper Little Qualicum Falls . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 1985–2008 . 2008-11-07.
37. Web site: Whispering Falls . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss . 2004 . 2008-11-07.